PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Updates & Patch Notes

There is some exciting news coming to PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) that will both expand the games content and its future fanbase. For those of you who watched E3 this year, you probably already heard the news about PUBG coming to consoles. Bluehole officially announced that they would be releasing the game for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) and Xbox consoles, with some talk about cross-platform play. Rumor has it that Bluehole plans to release an early access version of the game via the Xbox preview program, but no word is out about PS4 receiving anything of the sort. Unfortunately, PlayStation players won’t have access to the game until its full console release in 2018.

Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene also revealed at E3 that two new maps are currently in development for the future. These maps include a desert region as well as a region based on the Adriatic Sea where they will feature the snowfall weather condition. Neither map has received a release date, but the desert region will be available first. Both maps will strive to bring a whole new dynamic to the game regarding the environment and layout.

Players may have noticed that two more weapons, the Groza AR and P18C pistol, have been added into the game. The Groza AR is a new 7.62mm weapon that will only be available in care packages and, the new P18C 9mm pistol will feature a full auto mode. On top of the new weapons, two new weather conditions, sunset and clear skies, have also been added. More details about these weapons and other features/additions in the June patch notes below.

Early Access: Patch Notes (Month 3)

Server Performance

Improved network performance by reducing the amount of data being sent from the server to the client.

Reduced network lag by preventing a large amount of data being sent from the server to the client simultaneously.

Client Performance

Fixed an issue of frame drop when other characters were around by optimizing nearby characters.

Resolved an issue of frame drop when vehicles were around by optimizing vehicles.

Optimized the starting airplane and Care Package airplanes.

Enhanced rendering performance of weapons from far-off.

Made improvements to the weapon animations.

Optimized many in-game effects, including the red zone bombing effect.

Enhanced many UI features.

Improved features regarding rainy weather.

New Items

Added Groza (an AR chambered for 7.62mm ammo) that and can only be acquired in Care Packages.

Included P18C (a pistol chambered for 9mm ammo) with a full auto fire-mode.

Gameplay

Vector and UMP now support burst mode.

You can now pick up items while moving. The interaction animation will not force you to stop anymore, but it will make you walk slowly.

Interact with doors, items, or vehicles while reloading. Reloads will be canceled with such interactions.

The screen will be gradually desaturated based on remaining health during the REVIVE state.

Blood effect does not appear during the REVIVE state anymore.

Adjusted kill count system in Duo and Squad modes. A person knocking an opponent out will receive a kill count regardless of the actual killer.